Round Table Plenary Session

Organizing Committee would like to inform that on 21st of June (Thursday) - the Second Day of Symposium - will be organized the Round Table Panel Discussion under chairmanship of Prof. Vidal Ashkenazi, UK. The title of Round Table Plenary Session is "Galileo: A Significant Benefit to Marine Navigation?".

It is our pleasure to present 5 distinguished panelists:

Jean-Pierre Barboux
Galileo Applications Development Manager, Thales, France
jean-pierre.barboux@fr.thalesgroup.com

Carlo des Dorides
Head of the Concession Department
European GNSS Supervisory Authority (GSA), Italy
Carlo.DESDORIDES@ext.ec.europa.eu

Rolf Backstrom
Finnish Maritime Administration and IALA, Finland
Rolf.Backstrom@fma.fi

Capt R A Smith
President of the International Association of Institutes of Navigation, UK
ra.ed.smith@blueyonder.co.uk

Prof Adam Weintrit
Head of Navigational Department, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland
weintrit@am.gdynia.pl

Organizing Committee have now received the acceptance of its formal invitation by the 5th and last panelist

Title:	"Galileo: A Significant Benefit to Marine Navigation?".
Chair:	Prof. Vidal Ashkenazi, Chief Executive Nottingham Scientific Ltd., UK
Panellists:
Mr Jean-Pierre Barboux Galileo Applications Development Manager, Thales, France
Mr Carlo des Dorides Head of the Concession Department European GNSS Supervisory Authority (GSA), Italy
Mr Rolf Backstrom Finnish Maritime Administration and IALA, Finland
Capt Dick Smith President of the International Association of Institutes of Navigation, UK
Prof. Adam Weintrit Head of Navigational Department, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland